Glass casket



G. H. MELLON.v

' GLASS GASKET.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-.23,4918- v Patented June 29, 1920.

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j UMLED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE H. MELLON, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

GLASS GASKET *Specificationl of Letters Patent. Patented June 29, 1920.

Original application filed September 11, 1917, Serial No. 190,838. Divided and this application filed .Tanav uary 23, 1918. Serial No. 213,347. Y

To all/whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. MELLON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county Vof Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have inventednew and useful lmprovementsin Glass Gaskets, o which the following is a specification.

This invention is a vdivision of my copending application Serial Number-190,838, filed September 11th 1917, relates toan improvement in glass caskets and has for its primary object to provide a hinge construction wherebyv the lid may be effectively hinged to the body and the lid capable of ybeing detached from the body` when the contents thereof -is being viewed.

An object of the invention is to so construct and arrange the parts of the frame that the ornamentation of the casket will be increased and in such a manner that the metal used can be reduced forl allowing more of the interior construction of the casket to be visible through the glass body.

Besides the'above my invention is distinguished in the use of frames so arranged that the casket may be carried from place to place and the lid effectively hinged to the body but capable of being removed therefrom without disturbing the position of the individual parts.

lVith these and other objects in view the invention will be better understood from the following detailed description taken in connection withl the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved form of casket.

Fig. 2 is a perspective .view of the lid frame.

Fig. 8 is a detailed view of the hinge con- Y nection.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a portio of the hinge connection.

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view through the hinge.

Fig. 6 is a view showing the carrying frame connected to the band of the hinge construction.

`Fig. 7 is a detailed sectional view of a portion of the casket showing the tongue and groove connection between the lid and body.

j Again referring to the drawings, numerals l and 2 designate the body and lid of the casket which are composed of glass having a tongue and grooved connection 3 with each other as shown in Fig. 7. 'y This tion between the band 5 and the lid and the extension of the clips over the lid effectively hold the lid frame against movement. One longitudinal edge ofthe band 5 is formed into a rib or bead 7 and arranged directly over this bead are openings 8 and 9. At this point I Vwish to call attention to the fact that this frame may be formed of one' piece and welded at any suitable point such as at one corner of the frame as indicated at 13.

Passing completely around the upper portion of the body in parallel relation to band 5 is a second band 15 having an arcuate depression or groove 16 in which seats the bead 7 Thus it will be seen that the lid frame is free to rock upon the band 15 while knuckles 17 formed on the band i?)V passing through the openings 8 and9 allow the rib 7 to be disengaged from the groove 16 when the lid is in a predetermined position, with a result that the lid may be lifted off and placed behind the body of the casket when the body is-beiug viewed. It will also belnoted that the bead 7 extends approximately the length of the frame and engages the entire corresponding surface of the groove 16 which extends approximately the length of the casket with a result that the strain when lifting the lid is taken up by practically the entire length of the casket.

. A very important featurel that I'wish to call attention to at this point is the manner in which the bead 7 cooperates with the knuckles 17 Vas clearly shown in Fig. 5 which allows the frame 5 and with it the lid, to

vhave slight vertical play with the result that the entire weight of the lidv may be brought into play for effectively forcing the tongue 3 into Vits associatedv groove thus assuring an air-tight connection between the lid and body when a cement material is arranged in the groove.

Engaging the body of the casketris a carrying frame 18 Which may be of the construction illustrated in my co-pending application, Serial Number 190,838; filed September 11, 1917, with an advantage that the frame may be detached from the body.

In Fig. 6l I have shown the carrying fra-me 18 connected to a band 19 corresponding to theband 15 and having a groove 2O formed Y therein, and knuckles 21 for makinga proper connection with the lid frame.Y

It is to be' understood that the structural enibodimentof the invention as a whole and its various features as shown are merely illustrative and not restrictive, since I am Well aware that many of theI `details of the construction can be vvidely varied Without departing from the spirit of the invention,

I therefore do not vdesire to be limited in these particulars or in any other, except as' set forth in the appended claims.

Having described my invention What I claim is: Y

"1. Abinge connection for caskets, comprisingaband vconnection to the body of the Y casket and having a groove extending approximately the length of the band, `a fraine connectedfto the lid of the casket and having a continuous rib seatedV in said groove and knuckles extending from the body band and detachably engagingraround the rib on said lid frame in a manner to allovv slight vertical play of said lid. V

2. A glass casket comprising in combination a body,a lid therefor, a frame for the` lid including a longitudinal band having a' 3. Means for connecting the lid of a'cas-` ket to the body thereof including a Vband and extending around the body and having a groove extending approximately the length of the casket, a frame engaging said lid and having a rib therein against the entire surface of said groove and formed with openings at' .aY point above said rib`V and knuckles formed on saidbody band and rextendingthrough said openings 'and de` tachably engaging said rib, the thickness of said knuckles being less than the height of said openings to allow slight vertical play of said lid for the purpose set forth.'

Intestimony whereof I aix In ysignature GEORGE Hg ELLON. 

